[Beaumont Trolley Car]
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of a trolley car in Beaumont, Texas. The car has a domed roof. The car is light on top and dark on the bottom half. Windows line the sides and front and rear of the car. The word "Beaumont" is painted on the front. Power lines are running above the car.
Contributing Partner: Port Arthur Public Library
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[Beaumont Trolley in Port Arthur]
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of a trolley car traveling from Port Arthur, TX to Pear Ridge, TX. The car is attached by a long, diagonal pole to an electrical wire above it. The side of the car is lined in windows. Two of the windows are open. The side reads, "Beaumont, Pear Ridge, Port Arthur." The edge of a station platform is to the left of the trolley.
Contributing Partner: Port Arthur Public Library
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth79548/
[Trolley Cars in Downtown Port Arthur]
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of four trolley cars in downtown Port Arthur, TX. The cars are square with a dome roof. They have two large windows on either end and each side wall has a row of windows. Large of crowds of people are standing on downtown sidewalks by the trolley cars. A line of electrical poles is running to their left alongside the tracks. The first building on the left is clearly marked as a billiards hall.
Contributing Partner: Port Arthur Public Library
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[Port Arthur Interurban Train]
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of a Port Arthur Traction Company Interurban train in Port Arthur, TX. The car is labeled with the words, "Port Arthur Traction Co." It is car number 101. The car is loaded with passengers traveling through downtown.
Contributing Partner: Port Arthur Public Library
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[Interurban Trolley Terminal]
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of the Port Arthur Traction Company trolley terminal and office. The terminal is located on Houston Avenue. One trolley is in the terminal. A group of people is standing outside the terminal. A bicycle is leaned against a pole outside the terminal.
Contributing Partner: Port Arthur Public Library
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[Interior of Interurban Trolley]
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of the interior of a Port Arthur Traction Company trolley car. Padded wicker chairs line the sides of the car. Along path is clear down the middle of the trolley. The windows all have shades pulled about a one-third of the way down.
Contributing Partner: Port Arthur Public Library
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Remember the Good Old Times Back in 1906-1907 [Newspaper Article]
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: A "Mineral Wells Index" newspaper article, dated 1933, it is titled: "Remember the Good Old Days Back in 1906-1907", showing two views of Elmhurst Park. One view shows an automobile and streetcar at the entrance; and the other shows the casino located in the park, with the lake in the foreground.
Contributing Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth16310/
Transportation and Tourism: Final Report
Date: August 2012
Creator: Turnbull, Katherine F.
Description: Report exploring the link between transportation and tourism in Texas. A session on transit and tourism was organized and conducted as part of the 2012 Texas Transit Conference. Session participants discussed additional research needs, outreach activities, and possible demonstration projects.
Contributing Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth303708/
Conference on performance measures for transportation and livable communities : summary of work performed
Date: June 2012
Creator: Ramani, Tara L.
Description: "This report summarizes the work performed and results achieved in planning and implementing this conference. The aim of this project was to plan and conduct a workshop or conference on transportation and livability performance measures, involving researchers and transportation practitioners from different agencies in the U.S."
Contributing Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth303656/
The value of public transportation for improving the quality of life for the rural elderly
Date: July 2012
Creator: Mjelde, James W.
Description: "This report focuses on non-medical transportation; medical transportation is addressed in the literature and is more widely available to the elderly. Because expanded rural transportation systems likely will be funded by taxpayers, an understanding of their preferences and willingness-to-pay for non-medical transportation options is essential."
Contributing Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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